Dwight L. Moody

===International acclaim===
His influence was felt among Swedes. Being of English heritage, never visiting Sweden or any other Scandinavian country, and never speaking a word of Swedish, nonetheless, he became a hero revivalist among Swedish [[Mission Friends]] ({{Lang|sv|Missionsvänner}}) in Sweden and America.<ref>Gustafson (2008)</ref>

News of Moody's large revival campaigns in Great Britain from 1873 through 1875 traveled quickly to Sweden, making "Mr. Moody" a household name in homes of many Mission Friends. Moody's sermons published in Sweden were distributed in books, newspapers, and [[colportage|colporteur]] tracts, and they led to the spread of Sweden's "Moody fever" from 1875 through 1880.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JmuuMa2uVTYC&q=Moody%E2%80%99s%20sermons%20published%20in%20Sweden%20were%20distributed%20in%20books&pg=PA116 |title=What Will A Man Give In Exchange For His Soul? |first=George D. |last=Johnson |date=October 26, 2011 |publisher=Xlibris Corporation |isbn=9781465380982}}</ref>

He preached his last sermon on November 16, 1899, in [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. Becoming ill, he returned home by train to Northfield. During the preceding several months, friends had observed he had added some {{convert|30|lb}} to his already ample frame. Although his illness was never diagnosed, it has been speculated that he suffered from congestive heart failure. He died on December 26, 1899, surrounded by his family. Already installed as the leader of his Chicago Bible Institute, [[Reuben Archer Torrey|R. A. Torrey]] succeeded Moody as its pastor.